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DAF has introduced a completely new range of distribution trucks at the IAA Transportation 2022.  At the same event, the newly launched XD truck range also managed to win ‘International Truck of the Year 2023’ – following on the heels of the DAF XF and XG range that won the award for 2022. The New…

Fire officers in Cornwall have responded to the increasing frequency of wildfires and flash floods by commissioning an extreme off-road Mercedes-Benz Unimog that can be kitted out to tackle both types of incident and much more besides.  The high mobility Unimog UHE will transport mission-specific ‘pods’, each of which is packed with specialist equipment.  These…

Iveco and Petit Forestier Group have entered into an agreement  for the supply of 2,000 eDAILY chassis cabs, with delivery of the first 200 planned for 2023. The vehicles will be fitted with refrigerated bodies by bodybuilder Lecapitaine, a wholly owned subsidiary of Petit Forestier. The eDAILY refrigerated vehicles will join Petit Forestier’s extensive rental…

Protuck’s drive through Harrogate auction on the 1st of October has attracted some quality entries. One of these trucks is on this week’s front cover – a 2017 Scania 730S Griffin Spec 6×2 tractor unit complete with a full set of lightbars and impressive Griffin paintwork. The Scania is joined by quality tractor units from…

In terms of payload, distance and routes, heavy-duty long-haul transport is the most demanding segment in road freight transport. At the same time, there is great potential here to reduce CO2 emissions. Following the market launch of the eActros for heavy-duty distribution transport in 2021, Mercedes-Benz Trucks is now igniting the next stage for battery-powered…

West Country haulier Willmotts Transport has become one of the first UK customers for Mercedes-Benz trucks equipped with new, improved MirrorCam technology. The Shepton Mallet-based operator has purchased five Actros L BigSpace tractor units from City West Commercials, one of which was showcased on the Dealer’s stand at Truckfest South West earlier this month. Willmotts…

Iveco Group has announced the creation of a new entity, GATE ‒ Green & Advanced Transport Ecosystem, a long-term, all-inclusive rental model for electric trucks and vans. Not expected to go live until mid-2023, when GATE, as a fully digitalised business, will begin offering its services to pilot clients in Italy initially. GATE is going…

A top-weight, 2006 150 tonne 8×4 Volvo FH tractor unit is gracing this week’s front cover, courtesy of Plantmaster. This CAT 3 heavy haulage tractor unit has only done 52,000 kilometres from new and has been under one company owner. If you are looking for something a little smaller, then the photo listings have a…

Cambridgeshire tanker and haulage specialist Turners (Soham) Ltd. has taken delivery of its 1,000th lightweight ‘FTP’ 6×2 mid-lift tractor from DAF Trucks. Vehicle number 1,000 is a New Generation DAF XF450 FTP, and part of Turners’ latest order for 69 DAF XF tractor units. The trucks add to the East of England-based company’s growing fleet…

Croydon-based ELB Partners has acquired eight Volvo FM460 Globetrotter 6×2 tractors, opting for a specification that maximises road safety. Supplied by Guili Chemello, Transport Solutions Executive at Volvo Truck and Bus Centre South & East, ELB Partners’ tractors have been deployed at the company’s 60,000ft2 Croydon headquarters and will be used primarily for hauling loads…

DAF Trucks has announced a senior management reshuffle and the introduction of a new, dedicated EV Sales and Service function specifically to support the company’s expanding zero-emissions product and service offering. Nigel Beckett is appointed UK Parts Sales & Marketing Director following the retirement of Trevor Mitchell. Nigel has scaled the career ladder at DAF…

Highly competitive running costs and “amazing” aftersales support led mixer hire specialist TGA Haulage back to Intercounty Truck & Van for another pair of Mercedes-Benz eight-wheelers. The Peterborough-based company was established by Tom Allen in 2014, shortly after he and his father – who were then working in partnership under a different name – purchased…

Volvo Trucks has entered a partnership with the newly founded organisation Girl Torque, in a move aimed at further promoting the vital role women play in the road transport industry and encouraging more to consider it as a future career path. Established by Aberdeenshire-based Ian S Roger driver Karen Sutherland in 2021, Girl Torque has…

This issue sees an impressive 2018 Scania R480 6×2 tractor unit that is going through the Wooliscroft Garage Services dispersal sale on the 17th September in Ashbourne, Derbyshire. It is joined by a host of other trucks and farm machinery. There are plenty of other sales coming up, including Malcom Harrison on the 17th, Protruck…

CEMEX has added 10 new Volvo FM 460 8×4 tippers to its UK fleet, all meeting Transport for London’s Direct Vision Standard (DVS) rating. The new trucks will work out of the building materials supplier’s depot in Greenwich and be used to deliver aggregates and sand to construction sites across the capital. Key to winning…

Renault Trucks’ Used Parts Factory is the logical next step after the used trucks repurposing and remanufacturing operations conducted in its ‘Used Trucks Factory’ in Bourg-en-Bresse and its plant in Limoges. At this industrial facility located in Vénissieux, the brand’s trucks will be dismantled, and their parts reused. Over the past five years, Renault Trucks…

Livestock nutrition company Harbro has put a 6×2 rigid drawbar unit with close-coupled three-axle trailer and two new Iveco S-WAY 6×2 mid-lift tractor units into service. The S-Way Specification The Iveco S-WAY 6×2 6.7m chassis (AS260S42Y/PS) is fitted with a 7.9m curtain sided body and is powered by the CURSOR 11 420hp diesel and tows…

Here’s a rarity on the front cover this week. Euro Auctions have a MAN tipper going through the next Leeds sale on the 14th-17th September. Nothing too unusual, but this 2017 model, a TGS 35.440 8×4 tipper has a sleeper cab instead of the preferred day cab. Turn over the front cover and three more…

Iveco has launched the first fast-track service and hospitality pack in the industry: Iveco Topcare. The premium assistance service powered by Iveco’s connectivity has been designed to support customers in case of unpredicted extraordinary maintenance, getting the vehicle back on the road as fast as possible and taking care of the driver if the issue…

Banbury-based A C Services were really impressed with a pair of used Volvo Trucks – so much so that they resulted in the company buying their first ever new Volvo truck. The brand new vehicle is a Volvo FM 460 Globetrotter 8×4 tipper which is the only new Volvo in the fleet. Supplied by Ryan…